Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

PENNINE LANCASHIRE COMMUNITY FARM

Pennine Lancashire Community Farm was established in February 2002 following the riots in Burnley, to use the medium of outdoor space to bring people together. Its central aims are to promote social inclusion, sustainability (of a community) and education.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£136£215£-79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£184£229£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£187£232£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£368£165£203n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£224£203£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£316£243£73n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.penninelancashirecommunityfarm.org

info@penninelancashirecommunityfarm.org

01282421690

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£333,007
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£25,000
Esmee Fairbairn£11,699
Power to Change£10,000
Co-Operative Group£3,906
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£3,000
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 01/11/2023
Funding facilitated weekly activity sessions to increase green space access for people excluded by disability, poverty or racial inequality.
Power to Change - Pennine Lancashire Community Farm (RCF)
£10,000 12/12/2022
Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm (RCF)
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Community Coppicing
£3,000 10/11/2022
To begin a project focused on coppicing to allow the allotment to maintain 200+ raised planter beds. This will be a process of trial and error, allowing them to develop the best method moving forward.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£3,906 23/10/2021
The Fresh Food initiative grows and distributes fresh produce to those in need, and enables those with complex needs to access our many outdoor sites.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£2,000 06/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Response
£10,000 15/05/2020
6
A food growing project for people most in need. The group will continue their service of growing produce and then delivering it to people in the community and the local food bank. Funding will also help maintain sites where the food is produced.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£11,699 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£323,007 09/01/2020
36
The organisation enables beneficiaries to develop key life skills, provide training and volunteering opportunities. Funding will go towards running costs and will enable the group to continue offering their services.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/05/2019
Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£86,000 21/12/2017
36
over three years towards core salaries to develop and network community gardens and growing projects in Nelson, Lancashire
Comic Relief - CrowdMatch
£2,500 27/09/2017
12
Crowdmatch funding to build a new shed / garden meeting room in Burnley.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£75,734 25/01/2017
36
Towards the social enterprise operational manager post working with communities in Burnley on horticulture and other opportunities to improve access to green space, green skills and bringing the community together.
Comic Relief - pennine lancashire community farm
£36,924 30/11/2016
24
Pennine Lancashire Community Farm use the medium of outdoor space to bring people together in Burnley. Their aims are to promote social inclusion, community sustainability and education. They involve people in growing, gardening and the therapeutic ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£65,097 29/01/2014
Towards the salary of the deputy manager and associated costs of bringing diverse communities in Burnley together and working alongside vulnerable adults and children.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
£20,057 08/03/2011
Towards the salary of a part-time gardener to offer training to young people and adults with learning and physical disabilities.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

  • ANDREW HITCHON Appointed: 2012
  • BARBARA TRENCHER (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • BEATRICE FOSTER Appointed: 2017
  • GEORGE KILEEN Appointed: 2017
  • JANE WOOD Appointed: 2012
  • JANET TURBITT Appointed: 2023
  • JULIE BLACKLOCK Appointed: 2023
  • KEITH TURBITT Appointed: 2024
  • LINDSAY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2022
  • PHILLIP SMITH Appointed: 2022
  • REBA ROY Appointed: 2017
  • RICHARD HOYLE Appointed: 2016
  • RUBINA WALKER Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2016, number: 1169862
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Pennine Lancashire Community Farm
Eco Community Hub
Burleigh Street
BURNLEY
Lancashire
BB12 0DU

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) OF THE RESIDENTS OF EAST LANCASHIRE IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS.(B) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES AND OPEN SPACE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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